A short while later, the Yangchun Noodles for Liu Xu, Xiao Yue, and Zhang Rui'Er were served.
They all started to eat.
They were delighted and satisfied to be able to eat Yangchun Noodles that tasted about eighty percent as good as Li You's.
Li You's Yangchun Noodles and beef noodles were also brought over.
Liang Heng brought them over himself.
"Boss Li, please forgive my humble attempt."
"You're being too modest, Master Liang."
Afterward, Li You picked up his chopsticks and began to eat.
He tried the Yangchun Noodles first.
After a mouthful of noodles and a sip of the broth, Li You nodded.
The noodles and the broth both truly captured about eighty percent of the flavor of his own.
It was undeniably delicious.
Next, he tried the beef noodles.
After a mouthful of noodles, a piece of beef, and a sip of broth, Li You savored the aftertaste for a moment.
The flavor was decent.
While it was a far cry from his own beef noodles, it could still be considered a top-tier version.
Of course, there was still a huge amount of room for improvement.
'Perhaps I'll give Liang Heng some advice on the beef noodles later.'
With that thought, he continued to eat.
Slowly, he finished both bowls of noodles.
Liu Xu, Xiao Yue, Zhang Rui'Er, and the others had also finished eating.
However, they didn't leave immediately.
They were waiting for Li You to finish.
Jiang Caidong and Liang Heng, in particular, had been watching Li You eat the entire time.
Seeing Li You finish both bowls of noodles made them very happy.
They waited in anticipation for Li You to offer some advice on the beef noodles.
The result was a pleasant surprise.
Then, Li You spoke, "Master Liang, your beef noodles are quite good. But I do have a few suggestions. I wonder if you'd be interested? If you are, we could discuss them in detail."
These words made Jiang Caidong and Liang Heng more thrilled than they had ever been.
Liang Heng said excitedly, "Yes, yes, of course! Boss Li, your advice is worth more than gold. It would be my greatest honor to receive it!"
Liu Xu, Xiao Yue, Zhang Rui'Er, and the others were also pleasantly surprised.
They knew that while Li You called it a "discussion," he was actually intending to give him pointers.
With Li You's guidance, combined with Liang Heng's own hard work and talent, Liang Heng's beef noodles were sure to improve dramatically in flavor.
If his noodles could also reach about eighty percent of the flavor of Li You's, that would be absolutely amazing!
That way, they could have incredibly delicious beef noodles whenever they wanted.
Filled with anticipation, Liu Xu, Xiao Yue, Zhang Rui'Er, and the others said their goodbyes and left.
Li You was going to discuss beef noodles with Liang Heng, so they didn't want to disturb them.
"Boss Li, should we go to the break room or the kitchen?" Liang Heng asked.
"The kitchen," Li You said.
Liang Heng nodded repeatedly. "Okay, okay. After you, Boss Li!"
"After you, Master Liang!"
The two of them went to the kitchen.
Jiang Caidong returned to the counter, in an excellent mood.
At this moment, a customer came over and asked, "Boss, who was that Boss Li just now? Is he very good with beef noodles? Why was Master Liang so excited?"
Of course, all the customers in the restaurant had seen what just happened.
Now, many of them were buzzing with discussion.
Jiang Caidong smiled. "Boss Li isn't just good at beef noodles; he's the absolute pinnacle when it comes to them. His advice is extremely valuable to every beef noodle chef. Of course Master Liang would be excited."
The customer was skeptical. "No way. That Boss Li looks so young!"
Jiang Caidong said, "You can't judge by age. Why are our Yangchun Noodles so delicious? It's because Master Liang received guidance from Boss Li on them. He achieved about eighty percent of the flavor of Boss Li's own Yangchun Noodles."
These words startled the customer. "Boss, are you sure that's true?"
Jiang Caidong said, "Of course."
This news quickly spread throughout the restaurant, and all the customers found it hard to believe.
The Yangchun Noodles here were extremely good, incredibly delicious. They had all come because of its reputation. After their first visit, they were now all regulars.
But now the owner was saying that the noodles here only had about eighty percent of the flavor of that Boss Li's Yangchun Noodles?
It was truly unbelievable!
If that was the case, just how delicious were Boss Li's Yangchun Noodles?
The customers couldn't imagine it, and they all started asking, "Boss, where is Boss Li's restaurant?"
Since it was hard to imagine, they might as well go and try it for themselves.
But would the owner be willing to tell them?
After all, he and Boss Li were surely competitors.
It would be understandable if he kept it to himself.
But then they heard Jiang Caidong say, "Do you know of Jiulong Gorge?"
The customers all nodded. Everyone knew of Jiulong Gorge.
Although many had never been there, they all knew such a place existed.
They heard the scenery was very nice; it was just a bit too far away.
What did the owner mean by mentioning Jiulong Gorge? Could Boss Li's restaurant be in Jiulong Gorge?
'That's unlikely, right?'
But it really was in Jiulong Gorge.
Then they heard the owner say, "Good, that makes it easy. Boss Li's shop is right at the mouth of Jiulong Gorge. It's the gorge entrance on the road from Wenxian Town towards Taoshan Village."
This statement surprised all the customers in the restaurant.
They never expected it to actually be in Jiulong Gorge.
If Boss Li's skills were so incredible, why would he open his shop in Jiulong Gorge?
How strange.
No wonder the owner was willing to reveal the location of Boss Li's shop. Since it was in Jiulong Gorge, there was no competition to worry about.
So much for going to Boss Li's shop to try the noodles.
It wasn't going to happen now.
They couldn't possibly travel all the way out to Jiulong Gorge just for a bowl of noodles, could they?
Jiang Caidong could read the customers' minds. He smiled faintly and added, "Well, since we're already on the topic, I strongly recommend you go to Boss Li You's shop in Jiulong Gorge and eat there at least once.
There, you will find out what the pinnacle of flavor for Yangchun Noodles and beef noodles is like.
And it's not just noodles. They also have dishes like Cabbage in Supreme Broth, Mapo Tofu, Twice-Cooked Pork, Stir-Fried Shredded Potatoes, and Spicy Crayfish.
The flavor of every single one of these dishes is top-notch. It's a level of deliciousness you can't even begin to imagine."
The customers were all stunned into silence.
'What's this boss's deal? Why is he hyping up Boss Li's shop so much?'
'Hype it up if you want, but don't be so ridiculously over-the-top!'
'How is anyone supposed to believe this?'
'Could it be that Boss Li's shop is actually his own, and business is bad there, so he's hyping it up to get us all to go?'
The customers thought this was a strong possibility.
But this seemed like a desperate measure.
Never mind that the hype was too exaggerated; the key point was that it was in Jiulong Gorge!
It was too far!
How could they possibly go?
If it were in the city, they might have actually gone to see what kind of shop it was.
And having a meal there wouldn't have been out of the question.
But since it was in Jiulong Gorge, the owner was just daydreaming.
Jiang Caidong observed the customers' expressions, guessed what they were thinking, smiled again, and said, "I know you probably don't believe me. And I have no way to convince you.
I can only say that if you go, you will absolutely be glad and grateful that I recommended it to you.
The scenery at Jiulong Gorge is stunning. You could just treat it as a trip to Jiulong Gorge for sightseeing.
And there, you will discover a new world of food.
What is the ultimate gourmet food? Every single item on the menu at Boss Li's shop is the ultimate gourmet food."
The exaggeration was getting more and more over the top.
The customers all felt the owner was laying it on thicker and thicker.
However, there was one thing the owner wasn't wrong about. The scenery at Jiulong Gorge was indeed very beautiful.
It was indeed worth a trip.
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